"but I don't WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANT noodles for supper!!!! "
"I don't WANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNT to go to the pool!!!"
"She is hurting my feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings! "
I heard all of the above today. Here we are, 2 full weeks into summer, and I just HAD to do something about the whining and the negative attitudes that were being thrown my way. 2 of my kids come by it rightly... it takes them a few hours to readjust to how "we do things" at home after they come home from their dad's house. But the other 2 are fully immersed in the routine and even THEY were coming down with negativitis!!! Sooooooooooooo... we hunkered down and took 3 hours this afternoon for everyone to get a hold of themselves in their own space (rooms) and in their own thoughts and after those 3 hours, you would have thought a DR. had come and given us all a dose of medicine. I am always amazed at how some time away from the rest of the house and some time alone with your thoughts, ideas, dreams, or hobbies completely refreshes a soul. When we were finished with our community quiet time I heard things like...
" I don't know , what do YOU think we should do?" Or,
"Excuse me, mommy, but can I have a popsicle?"
It's refreshing for me to see that my children aren't hellions, just humans. They have a breaking point, a boiling point where they can't take IT (sisters, brothers, mommys, rules, etc.) any more. They need refreshed, renewed, revived. We are all the same. Today, I needed the quiet too. such a GREAT thing!!!!!
I hope that you are all having a magnificent June!!! Such a great month... I will share WHY exactly I think that in the next post :) Happy June to all!! May you have a moment or two of refreshment each day!!
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